Lavandula pedunculata

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Lavandula pedunculata, commonly called Spanish Lavender[2] or French lavender,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is known for the tuft of two or three butterfly-like, narrow petals that emerge from the top of its ovoid head. L. pedunculata is native to Iberia, Morocco and western Turkey.[3]

Clade:Embryophytes
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Spermatophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
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Lavandula pedunculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species:
L. pedunculata
Binomial name
Lavandula pedunculata
Synonyms[1]
  • Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata (Mill.) Samp. ex Rozeira
  • Lavandula stoechas var. pedunculata (Mill.) Lundmark
  • Stoechas pedunculata Mill.
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Description

L. pedunculata is a bushy evergreen shrub with narrow, grey-green, aromatic leaves[4] and small dark-purple flowers in long-stalked, dense heads tipped with large purple bracts.[5]

Subspecies

There are five subspecies of L. pedunculata:[6]

  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. atlantica (Braun-Blanq.) Romo
  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. cariensis (Boiss.) Upson & S.Andrews
  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. lusitanica (Chaytor) Franco
  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata
  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. sampaiana (Rozeira) Franco

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